Complete Recordings Vol. 2, The

1970’s Jazz Fusion & Funk sometimes completely “on” and othertimes musical wallpaper for every boring filler scene in every light filtered “Afternoon Movie” on Channel 7. Uneven overall but very crackin on a number of tunes. At best it’s like “electric”-era Miles Davis or Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters at worst it’s “jazz after dark” silliness.

(((((1))))) Loose, funky fusion-funk with fantastic playing
((2)) Mellow, airy flute-laden boredom (though it starts well) that reeks of the double-snap & point “laaadies!”
(((3))) Uptempo jazzy, fusion with all sorts of stops/starts but then goes way downtempo and mildly funky/moody.
(((4))) Strings, chimes, some slightly cinematic moves.
((((5)))) Lively sound with plenty of horn and electric piano swashes plus good drumming.
(((6))) Swingin’ afternoon drive feeling, pretty good horn & bass playing, not so sure about the piano though.
(((7))) Synth warble, funky bass and big horns. Gets more wailin’ around the 2:25 mark and a slice of prog for about 40 seconds.
((((8)))) Soulful, funky with backing chorus and “weee-wooo” keyboard swells.
(9) Oof! Light as a feather, LeBrie waterbed commercial ads.. “I wanna talk to the single ladies… here on Night Comfort – Movies All Night”

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((((((10)))))) Ah, that’s MUCH better! Totally 70’s street ready funk! So proper 70’s you can hear Fred Sanford yellin’ “You Big Dummy!” from 20 miles away.
(((11))) Flutey, fusion/bop with some Middle Eastern scales & classical strings. A lot going on here.
((12)) More airy flute & light percussion and loungey vocals. Chee-ZEE!
(((13))) Wild piano scales, guiro (know by some as that winding/creaking sound in the Stones “Gimme Shelter”) marimba, bird chirps (!), more flutes. Singing in Spanish.